OffshoreSuperSeries

When the yellow flag drops and the green flag goes up in St. Petersburg, OSS
Cat, Popeye (#84), OSS Cat Lite, Team CRC (#7), OSS Vee, Adrenaline (#18) and
OSS Vee Lite, Wild Card (#4) will charge across the waves to defend their
current first place standings at the Offshore Super Series Powerboat Racing
Association (OSS) race to be held June 25-27.

Results from the Smokin’ the Sound offshore race in Biloxi, Miss., will have
Pro Marine (#12), who placed second, and Reliable Carriers (#20), third place
finisher, chasing Popeye in the OSS Cat race. In Biloxi, fans watched Popeye
lead the speed that averaged 101.218 mph in the OSS Cat competition.

“It was a very satisfying win. It was our first victory in that boat, and
we’d been working on it for about a year and a half,” said Dominic Visconsi,
Jr., owner and driver of the Popeye race team. ‘’I think the OSS did a great job
of putting the race on. It was an honor to be on of the winners at the
inaugural race.”

Looking to the race in St. Petersburg, Visconsi says he thinks it will be a
much closer race.
“We’re looking forward to some very stiff competition as well as getting back
together with friends and fellow racers,” said Visconsi.

In the OSS Cat Lite category where Team CRC took first, In Motion (#11) and
David Brian Jewelers (#27), who placed second and third respectively, will want
to give it a go for the checkered flag. Speeds in the OSS Cat Lite race
averaged 98.92 mph at Smokin’ the Sound.

Owner and driver for Team CRC is Mike DeFrees, who described his win as a
wonderful surprise. “Our boat was straight out-of-the-box really, with just
enough time to complete the painting and not much time for testing before
entering the race,” DeFrees said. “There was no measuring up since it was the first
national race, but the competition was outstanding and OSS did great.”

With the first race behind them, Team CRC is gearing up to hold on the the
top spot when teams convene in St. Petersburg this week. He said each team now
will have an idea of what to expect from the other teams.

“We’re definitely going to St. Petersburg, and we know it will be even more
competitive,” said DeFrees. “We’re going to try our best, review all details
and try to get the right set up. We’ll be on our toes.”

Completing the top three finishes in the OSS Vee were Switch (#99) and Lucas
Oil (#7), who will try to better their second and third place standings.
Adrenaline led the teams who accelerated to an average of 87.85 mph in their
Biloxi race.

Reacting to his win in Biloxi, Adrenaline Racing owner and driver Ken Bowen
said, “It felt great! We had some of the strongest competition in the country,
and it felt great to compete again with that level of racers.”

Will fans see Adrenaline Racing at the St. Petersburg? “We’re looking
forward to competing against the toughest competition around,” Bowen said.

Bowen went on to say that St. Petersburg is an outstanding venue not only for
racing but for its accommodations and pits location. “The ability to view
the race from the pits is excellent,” Bowen said.

IMCO (#47), who finish second, and Hocus Pocus (#52), who took third place,
will be after Wild Card, the team that led the pack at an average of 78.196 mph
in the OSS Vee Lite competition.

Enthusiastic about his experience as the first OSS race in Biloxi, Wildcard
owner and driver William Ros provided accolades for the OSS. “It was great to
race at the first-ever OSS race! OSS is the best of offshore out there and
will be the best of the future,” Ros said.

Wildcard will race in St. Petersburg, and if the team’s owner has anything to
do with it, he’ll draw from the fun, wild part of his team’s name at as many
gatherings as possible.

“Everything was so well organized,” Ros said. “We’ll just be looking for
more
parties! Everyone has done an outstanding job, and we’ll be looking forward
to a great time!”

OSS is a not for profit organization dedicated to the further development and
growth of offshore powerboat racing in North America. For more information
or to view race results, check out: www.offshoresuperseries.com.